One Monday in November: the History of the Selborne & Headley Workhouse Riots of 1830

Smith, John Owen

History

John Owen Smith

The author has turned detective. In this book, he discovers the true identities behind the pseudonyms which Flora Thompson employed within her writing to hide the identity of the people and places she encountered ‘beyond Candleford Green.’ Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and George Bernard Shaw were two among many eminent people who were regular customers in her post office at Grayshott—unaware that the shy young lady sending their telegrams would one day rank alongside themselves on literary shelves. But the lesser-known characters also lend their own interest to the story. Who was ‘Mr Foreshaw,’ the retired big-game hunter with whom she had tea on Sunday afternoons? And ‘Richard Brownlow,’ the young man who met her often, then told her he ‘could never marry her’? And ‘Bob Pikesley’ who taught her how to keep dry in a rainstorm? And the bright-eyed ‘Alma Stedman’ who kept Flora from ‘brooding’? And who was the unfortunate ‘Mr Hertford,’ her employer at Grayshott, who eventually stabbed his wife to death shortly after Flora left the village? These and other riddles are answered. There is also a ‘lost’ chapter of Flora’s own work published here for the first time, and the opportunity to follow literally in Flora’s footsteps by taking the suggested ‘trails’ through the Hampshire countryside she came to love so well.

On the Trail of Flora Thompson

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Headley's Past in Pictures: An Illustrated Tour of the Parish of Headley, Hampshire in the First Half of the 20th Century

Europe

<p>In her sequel to 'Lark Rise to Candleford' Flora Thompson tells us of her time 'beyond Candleford Green' in Hampshire at the turn of the 19th century. This edition includes a map of the area and historical notes on the people and places she encountered, including Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and George Bernard Shaw.</p>

Heatherley

Thompson,Flora

One Monday in November... And Beyond: The Story of the Selborne and Headley Workhouse Riots of 1830... And Their Aftermath

In 'Lark Rise To Candleford' and 'Heatherley' Flora Thompson wrote the story of her Victorian country childhood and her youth in village post offices. She was sixty when she wrote her well-known books but she had spent a lifetime serving her apprenticeship as a naturalist and a writer. This biography tells the story of her life and her struggles as a writer. Flora Thompson’s books opened windows on to the lost world of the hamlet, the village and small country towns.

Flora Thompson: The Story of the "Lark Rise" Writer

LINDSAY, Gillian

All Tanked Up: The Story of Canadian Troops in a Hampshire Village During World War II - Told by Villagers and Veterans

<p>It is about 60 miles (or 95km) to walk from Guildford to Portsmouth Harbour, and it can be done. If, however, you would prefer to let the train take at least part of the strain, this book has divided the journey into manageable chunks which can be walked between railway stations. It also includes a circular walk or two from each of the stations on the way - and I couldn't resist the temptation to offer you a quick trip to the Isle of Wight too. The routes are described travelling towards the coast. There is no reason, of course, why you should not choose to walk in the opposite direction. In either case, I recommend that you take the relevant Ordnance Survey maps with you as, from personal experience, it can sometimes be all too easy to find yourself on the wrong path and needing to find your way back to some identifiable point. This is particularly true where a route uses permissive paths rather than public rights of way, as the former are not always shown as tracks on maps.</p>

Walks from the Railway: Guildford to Portsmouth

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

The Peverel Papers: Nature Notes 1921-1927

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